អាំងប៉ាវ

Khmer

Etymology

From Teochew 紅包／红包 (ang5 bao1, “red envelope”) or Hokkien 紅包／红包 (âng-pau, “red envelope”). Compare Thai อั่งเปา (àng-bpao).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic អាំងប៉ាវ
ʼāṃṅp″āv
WT romanisation ʼang paaw
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaŋ ˈpaːw/

Noun

អាំងប៉ាវ • (ʼang paaw)

  1. a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions, such as Chinese New Year, hongbao
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